Patti Domm of CNBC opened up the week with an aptly titled article, It’s no longer a question of if the Fed will cut interest rates, but when. Domm noted…
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Why successful rental property owners focus on cash-on-cash returns
Cash-on-cash return is a simple – but extremely useful – financial calculation that real estate investors use regularly. Cash-on-cash return for real estate investors measures the amount of net cash…
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Multifamily confidence low in May 2019
Steve Randal of Mortgage Professional America (MPA) reported this week that builders’ confidence for new build multifamily and condo developments has dropped to its lowest since 2010. According to Randal,…
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Home value increases slow, rents increase throughout 2019
Hari Kishan of Reuters reported this week on a recent Reuters poll, which predicts that U.S. house prices will rise only 3.3% in 2019, a downgrade from a 4% rise…
Impact of foreign investment on real estate investing
Jacob Passy of MarketWatch reported last week that for the 6th consecutive year, Chinese investors have been the biggest purchasers of U.S. residential real estate. Amidst the backdrop of a…
Threats to the multifamily sector in 2019
The week began with interesting news that multifamily investors should be aware of, starting with a report released by the National Apartment Association (NAA)outlining barriers to multifamily construction. Greg Isaacson…
Risks and rewards: Buying a foreclosed home in 2019
During the last housing market crash of 2007-2008 home foreclosures nearly tripled, as this 2009 article from CNN Money reports. Real estate investors stepped into the market and scooped up…
Renter profiles: Millennials and knowledge workers
Last week we spoke about the important senior renter demographic, and this week news shifted to another critical group for real estate investors: millennials! To begin, the National Association of…
Changes in the senior demographic effect on real estate investors
The senior demographic was popular in the news this week, a topic which has important implications for real estate investors. Beginning with Tanya Sterling of GlobeSt, who reported on the…
